REDLANDS – Jacob Nottingham finally received the phone call he had dreamed about.

His phone rang on Friday and it was the Houston Astros on the other end, and just like that he was a selection in the 2013 Major League Baseball Draft.

The Redlands High School senior was the 167th overall selection in the draft, and the first selection of the sixth round.

“It was exciting, my dream just came true,” Notthingham said of the moment he received the call.

Nottingham was at home with his family, following the draft as it unfolded.

“I was sitting in the living room with my dad, a couple of his friends and my family,” Nottingham said. “We were just hanging out and ready for the phone to ring.”

Nottingham has yet to decide whether to join the Astros or go accept a scholarship from the University of Oklahoma.

“I’m really excited,” Nottingham said. “I’m not nervous about it. Either way, it’s a win-win situation. I go to Houston and a great organization or I go to Oklahoma, which has a great baseball program.”

Nottingham said he will likely make his decision in the next few days.

“I really don’t have one (answer yet),” Nottingham said. “We are still talking everything through. The pros and cons.”

Nottingham said he felt a sense of relief after the phone call.

“It was overwhelming,” Nottingham said. “Just waiting. Afterwards, it was a big lift off my shoulders.”

Nottingham’s dream was to be drafted.

“Whoever I think showed interest, that means they care,” Nottingham said. “That meant a lot. Houston has given me the chance.”

The moment following the phone call, when Notthingham’s draft selection began to circulate, was as hectic a moment as he has experienced.

“All my best friends, all my coaches, all the coaches that I had while growing up,” Nottingham said of the phone calls he received. “Family. It was kind of hectic. I had to turn my phone off. I wanted to enjoy it with my family.”

Nottingham never showed any signs of nervousness during the season, as he led the Terriers to a share of the Citrus Belt League title.

“I was just trying to have fun during the season, playing baseball with my best friends and trying to enjoy it as much as possible,” Notthingham said. “I would not have the chance to play with them again. I tried to cherish every moment with them.”

His chances of being drafted grew as the season progressed, Nottingham said.

“I always hoped it would,” Nottingham said. “Toward the middle of the year, I kind of felt it would happen. I just didn’t know where I’d be.”